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Personal Injury & Emotional Trauma – McCready Law Shields You from Re-Traumatization While Getting You Compensated

Whether you fell from a height at a construction site, were in a boating injury, got mauled by a dog or had defective equipment fail and injure you severely, or even got in an auto accident with a semi leading to catastrophic injuries, the accident itself may create a considerable amount of trauma that may be difficult to move on from.

As humans, we are feeling creatures, and any chaotic event that leads to injury may lead to psychological fallout whereby one relives the event in their head during their waking hours as well as while asleep via nightmares, and one’s demeanor changes from a once-bubbly personality to that of a brooding, angry and perpetually sad individual. This makes it difficult for most accident victims to even consider seeking legal help because at the back of their minds, the question of – “Will I be forced to relive the accident through depositions or court interrogations?”

This potentiality can make even the strongest of us curl into fetal balls and lock ourselves away from the world as the potential trauma of having to relive the incident can send you over the edge into a dark abyss of depression and hopelessness. The fear of having to do so is real, and sometimes, it wins out, making accident injury victims sit out having to seek legal assistance for their injuries.

However, there is always a silver lining in every cloud, and personal injury lawsuits are no exception – there exist built-in systems which protect you from having to retraumatize yourself over and over and how the trauma-sensitive personal injury attorneys at McCready Law are uniquely equipped to minimize this while diligently seeking justice and compensation needed to make you whole again – read on to find out how we do this.

Are you looking for the best countrywide injury lawyer? Please call us NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation. The experienced injury lawyers at McCready Law bring to the table over 90 YEARS of combined legal experience where we’ve helped tens of thousands of injured get justice and compensation from across the country and all socioeconomic backgrounds.

We have been able to recover in excess of over $260 million for our clients thus far, with a lot of these settlements and judgments ranging in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. We pride ourselves in our unique, winning strategies that you won’t find in most law firms such as personally handling all claims as Bonafide, experienced attorneys and not shunting them over to paralegals and inexperienced legal assistants as is common in law firms, a practice that often jeopardizes claims.

We also engage top experts in the forensic, investigative, and medical fields in order to ensure that your claim has the prerequisite objective evidence that demonstrate causation as well as points to defendant’s negligence and that your injuries are quantifiable via damages so you get exactly what you are owed at the end of the suit. We run a bilingual firm (hablamos Español), and we have nationwide presence thanks to out vast and trusted network of referral attorneys and law firms.

We take on all cases on a contingency fee basis, which simply means that there are ZERO UPFRONT FEES for the duration of the processing of your claim, as we only levy our fees at the end of the suit, and only if we’ve recovered compensation on your behalf. If you or a loved one got injured in an auto accident, at a factory, had a dog maul them, was abused in a daycare or nursing home facility or in any other way due to someone else’s negligence, please call us NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation – our intake team is standing by.

Trauma After an Accident and Injury – What to Expect

Trauma can be defined as a deep emotional response to a distressing event. Common manifestations include:

  1. Post-traumatic stress disorders where the victim of an accident experiences flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety as well as obsessive thoughts about the event
  2. Panic attacks and anxiety where one experiences elevated states of fear and worry as well as shortness of breath, dizziness and a racing heart
  3. Depression which is characterized by persistent sadness, loss of interest in activities, fatigue and feelings of hopelessness
  4. Sleep disturbances such as nightmares, insomnia and difficulty staying or falling asleep
  5. A feeling of detachment or emotional numbness where one feels disconnected from others and the world in general

How Our Injury Lawyers Will Protect You from Re-Traumatization

The legal process requires that you recount events, and this may involve going into detail so understandably, most clients may feel triggered by the same. Things like initial consultations, written discovery or interrogatories, depositions and independent medical examinations can leave you feeling exposed due to their stressful nature.

That said, as ethical and compassionate injury attorneys, we will institute the following buffers to protect you from re-traumatization:

  1. We will pace the process and not rush anything so that you get enough time to heal, particularly in your early stages of recovery. We will work with your medical team in order to ensure legal steps are in line with your medical progress
  2. We may delay depositions as humanly as is possible if we have reason to believe that your current emotional state is fragile so you’ve had more time to talk to a therapist and develop coping tools
  3. We will also try to settle out of court first so we can minimize any confrontational legal procedures
  4. We will also prepare you for what to expect during an Independent Medical Examination so you do not overshare or engage in deception which may jeopardize your case. We may also arrange for a paralegal or nurse to accompany you to the exam where possible to ensure fairness and professionality
  5. We will act as your communication liaison with opposing counsel, insurance adjusters and court personnel so you don’t have to engage in stressful negotiations yourself
  6. We will personally review and then synthesize all documentation, its drafting and organization so you don’t have to deal with gigantic stacks of paperwork.

Best Countrywide Injury Lawyers – Call Us Today!

All these strategies will help minimize any potential re-traumatization you may have had to deal with as the goal is not to emotionally injure you, but to make sure you get the best possible outcome as regards your personal injury claim. Please, give us a call NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation. Remember, the call is 100% FREE, and there is no legal obligation. Thanks for choosing McCready Law, and we look forward to helping you.